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Roy Orbison: Singer of the lives of the lonely

Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 8 December 1988

Yesterday, pop hero Roy Orbison died at the age of 52. Adam Sweeting records the legend of the broken-hearted balladeer, whose life was as tragic as his songs

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